Kansas City Royals award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Kansas City Royals professional baseball team.

MVP Award

 * 1980: George Brett

Cy Young Award

 * 1985: Bret Saberhagen
 * 1989: Bret Saberhagen
 * 1994: David Cone
 * 2009: Zack Greinke

Rookie of the Year

 * 1969: Lou Piniella
 * 1994: Bob Hamelin
 * 1999: Carlos Beltrán
 * 2003: Ángel Berroa

Comeback Player of the Year

 * 2017: Mike Moustakas
 * 2020: Salvador Pérez

Silver Slugger Award

 * 1980: George Brett and Willie Wilson
 * 1982: Hal McRae and Willie Wilson
 * 1985: George Brett
 * 1986: Frank White
 * 1988: George Brett
 * 1995: Gary Gaetti
 * 1998: Dean Palmer
 * 2012: Billy Butler
 * 2015: Kendrys Morales
 * 2016: Salvador Pérez
 * 2017: Eric Hosmer
 * 2018: Salvador Pérez
 * 2020: Salvador Pérez
 * 2021: Salvador Pérez

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

 * 1971: Amos Otis
 * 1973: Amos Otis
 * 1974: Amos Otis
 * 1977: Frank White and Al Cowens
 * 1978: Frank White
 * 1979: Frank White
 * 1980: Frank White and Willie Wilson
 * 1981: Frank White
 * 1982: Frank White
 * 1985: George Brett
 * 1986: Frank White
 * 1987: Frank White
 * 1989: Bret Saberhagen and Bob Boone
 * 2000: Jermaine Dye
 * 2006: Mark Grudzielanek
 * 2011: Alex Gordon
 * 2012: Alex Gordon
 * 2013: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon
 * 2014: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Glove Award Winner)
 * 2015: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alcides Escobar
 * 2016: Salvador Pérez
 * 2017: Alex Gordon
 * 2018: Alex Gordon and Salvador Pérez
 * 2019: Alex Gordon
 * 2020: Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Gold Glove Award Winner)
 * 2021: Andrew Benintendi and Michael A. Taylor

Edgar Martínez Award

 * 1976: Hal McRae
 * 1980: Hal McRae
 * 1982: Hal McRae
 * 2012: Billy Butler
 * 2015: Kendrys Morales

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

 * See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves.


 * Team (at all positions)
 * (2012)
 * (2013)


 * Left field (in MLB)
 * Alex Gordon (2014)


 * Centerfield (in MLB)
 * Lorenzo Cain (2014)

USA Today AL Top Rookie

 * Eric Hosmer (2011)

Rolaids Relief Man of the Year

 * See footnote

Dan Quisenberry has won more Relief Man of the Year awards than any other player in baseball history.
 * 1980: Dan Quisenberry
 * 1982: Dan Quisenberry
 * 1983: Dan Quisenberry
 * 1984: Dan Quisenberry
 * 1993: Jeff Montgomery

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

 * Note: These awards are voted on by five groups for all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not one per league).
 * Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015.

"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Major Leaguer, Postseason

 * 2015 – Wade Davis

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Closer

 * 2014 – Greg Holland

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Setup Man

 * 2014 – Wade Davis

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Executive

 * 2014 – Dayton Moore
 * 2015 – Dayton Moore

Baseball America All-Rookie Team

 * See: Baseball America


 * 2011 – Eric Hosmer (1B)

Manager of the Year

 * 2003: Tony Peña

World Series MVP

 * 1985: Bret Saberhagen
 * 2015: Salvador Pérez

American League Championship Series MVP

 * 1980: Frank White
 * 1985: George Brett
 * 2014: Lorenzo Cain
 * 2015: Alcides Escobar

All-Star Game MVP

 * 1989: Bo Jackson
 * 2016: Eric Hosmer

Team award

 * 1980 – William Harridge Trophy (American League championship)
 * 1985
 * – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series championship)
 * 1994 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
 * 2014
 * 2014 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
 * 2015
 * 2015

Baseball Hall of Fame

 * See: Kansas City Royals

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

 * George Brett — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

Ford C. Frick Award recipients

 * See: Kansas City Royals

Royals Hall of Fame

 * See: Kansas City Royals

Retired numbers

 * See: Kansas City Royals

5 - George Brett; 10 - Dick Howser; 20 - Frank White; 42 - Jackie Robinson * ( retired across all of MLB) 

Sporting News Sportsman of the Year

 * See: Sporting News

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

 * See: Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Sports Walk of Stars

 * See: Barney Allis Plaza


 * George Brett

Batting champions
George Brett is the only person in baseball history to win a batting title in three different decades.


 * 1976: George Brett (.333)
 * 1980: George Brett (.390)
 * 1982: Willie Wilson (.332)
 * 1990: George Brett (.329)

RBI

 * 1982: Hal McRae

Wins (pitcher)

 * 1977: Dennis Leonard
 * 1989: Bret Saberhagen

ERA

 * 1989: Bret Saberhagen
 * 1993: Kevin Appier